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Hi, Last payments were around 2009. The last time any sort of letter showed up was about 3 years ago to my knowledge but only received by me a year after it was written as hung onto by my sister.
I haven't managed to open a bank account yet but made progress in what they required so will try this week.
Thanks for responding. At the time maybe I should have gone bankrupt in hindsight but before I left it pretty much all stopped after asking for the SAR' s. I had settled what I could prior to that. Then after a big gap I started to get random debt agencies picking up on a few, irrespective of saying there were outstanding SAR requests they came and went and I did inform them where I was living overseas which is why Amex went for the RMA and then suddenly stopped.
You are of course right about running away. Seriously the whole thing gave me real depression which is something I only thought happened to other people. It has taken me all this time to get back to a place where I think I can take a deep breath and deal with it both for my sake and my mum.
I will keep a log. What happens might prove relevant to others and I can't see anyone else has kept one although a lot of people seem to have similar stories.
Thanks again

Let them spout and don't tell them that you have recorded the call until its nearly ended and you have said you are logging date and time of all calls as they are in breach of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997
Prohibition of harassment.
(1)A person must not pursue a course of conduct—
(a)which amounts to harassment of another, and
(b)which he knows or ought to know amounts to harassment of the other.
[F1(1A)A person must not pursue a course of conduct —
(a)which involves harassment of two or more persons, and
(b)which he knows or ought to know involves harassment of those persons, and
(c)by which he intends to persuade any person (whether or not one of those mentioned above)—
(i)not to do something that he is entitled or required to do, or
(ii)to do something that he is not under any obligation to do.]

It wasn’t recorded as to be honest, I was caught a little off guard however they are calling on a daily basis so I’ll make a point of recording the next one!
there won’t be any crumbling here.
I’ve just been reading through the history of this to jog my memory on some of the events and it’s reminded me just how pathetic they are as a business. I fully intend to waste as much of their time and hopefully money as possible.

well make sure you log every call.
hope yo recorded that call?
don't be hoodwinked either.
into thinking they wont push it right thru till the day before the hearing to run up costs that they supposedly will claim in barrister fees.
to make you wet yourself and crumble.

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Don't touch them owe me £500 since January 2019 make excuse after excuse. Seem they always have software problems sending money out. Keep saying they will call back or email nothing been chasing it now for 6 mths the phone staff always have the same banter we will chase it up and get back to you then nothing!

ET Hearing and last min pressure from Solicitor

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Long story short I was signed off work with stress related problems. Within a few hours of sending this into work i recieved a phone call message from LM explaining our HRBP would be calling me that same day to discuss my return to work. Not once asking how I am.

When I spoke to HRBP I explained my issues regarding my LM but all she was bothered about was getting me into work not the fact I had been bullied and victimised.

Raised a grievance against them a month after being signed unfit for work with no phased return option which was ignored by the appropriate manager but passed back to the same office. Lots of harrassment and still nothing from the revelant manager, I resigned and started my claim for ET.

They have been late supplying the information and documents stated in the court order timeline and even 6months late supplying the dsar request made. Their solicitor is of no use and ignores my emails but makes threats.

The bundle they produced has a lot of emails missing which i have requested to be added and all their statements have contradictions.

Am I able to address the court at the beginning to make them aware of the employers non compliance and do I have a good case?

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In short yes but it may well be irrelevant because their behaviour wont be taken into account uintil after the determination and even then it will gain you little in the way of compensation.

what you could do as long as the missing stuff isnt legally privileged is to sue them for non compliance of the GDPR ( statutory obligations) as a separate issue and then use this in both your ET clim when assessing quantum of damages and also to make a complaint to the ICO as they will have to take a firmer line with the employer than they generally like to so ex employer will gte it from several directions at once.

like all things there is a risk with this strategy and that is timings of events, if the court claim for breach of GDPR happens after the ET then it will be almost pointless

as for solicitor making threats, that is what they are paid for so ignore them in that respect

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I have my ET date booked and respondant solicitor has sent me an email threatening my case will be dismissed and I will be liable for their barrister costs.

I live in a council house and not worked since leaving my old role (company I have raised ET with), am I able to have a family member talk in court on my behalf at this late stage?

It is very normal for solicitors to try and threaten you through out the process of your claim. They want to threaten you because the tribunal process is very costly and they want you to either back off from your claim or accept some really low Settlement Amount. The tribunal will not usually make cost orders and it is very rare for a tribunal to make cost orders (pay other side fees etc) unless your case was very weak/non existent.

You may take a friend or colleague with you to Tribunal who can speak on your behalf.

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my tribunal was postponed for a couple of months at the last minute. it is now due to be heard in a couple of weeks.

Final bundle deadline was 3 months ago and I have complied all along. the respondent's solicitor emailed me with a non-negotiable offer which I rejected as it was an insult. The solicitor responded with a new bundle page and additional papers to be included without my agreement. Is this allowed, considering the bundle had to be finalised months ago and now he wants it double the amount of pages it should be.

Do I have any right in not allowing it?

I have been told that I have a very good case and should prepare a schedule of loss. please could I have some pointers.

I was signed off with stress, line manager admitted in statements that she ceased contact on my first day off work contrary to what is written in their stress policy. 6 weeks later I raised a grievance due to the continued stress and harassment from the HRBP (I worked in same dept.) from the start the grievance policy as well as the stress policy were breached by the company. I have proved all this throughout my questions and preparation and with all their contradictions in their grievance meetings and witness statements (many contradictions in the same paragraph). the grievance took 8.5weeks from me raising to a final outcome and I left the company for constructive dismissal.

I was still under the doctor for stress until a few months after leaving and also prescribed anti depressants due to it all.

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I have been told that I have a very good case and should prepare a schedule of loss. please could I have some pointers.

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Not wishing to appear unhelpful, but if someone else has told you that you "have a very good case and should prepare a schedule of loss", what have they suggested you put in it? Nobody here knows anything about your case except the bare details in your OP.